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seducer and murderer, and when the able
counsel OH both sides had concluded their
efforts for and against the accused, the
jury after but n few minutes considera-
tion, rendered verdict Of murder in
the first degree. The prisoner throughout
the trial was cool and undaunted, and his
self-possession was fruitful theme of COM
ment. His counsel excepted at every pos
sible point in the evidence, and asked for
a new trial, which was refused, and Clu-
verius was sentenced to be hanged on No
vember 20, 1856. An appeal was then
taken to the Supreme Court of the State,
which, however, availed the prisoner
nothing, except that it stayed the execu-
tion of the prisoner for over q year, as the
court with but one dissenting voice
affirmed the decision Of the lower court.
He was then sentenced to be hanged De-
cember TO- 1856. The last resort-the
Chief Executiye-was finally applied to
for pardon or communication of sentence 10
life imprisonment, but the Governor, after
giving the case the most considerate at
tention, could find no reason for interfer-
with the mandate of the court He, how
ever, reSpited the condemned man until
TO-DAY.
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RepnsyIyania Iron.

WASHINGTON, January l4.-Represen'
tative Brown, Republican, and, of course,
an iron-clad Protectionist, says that Penn
sylvania can make iron as cheap as Ten
nessee and Alabama; in fact, they will
beat the world. Sheffield is now attempt
ing to initiate our cutlery.
Pennsylvania does not want protection
to ix the price; we want it for the market.
As To the reports that natural gas is giving
out in Pennsylvania, will say that God
Almighty never goes into the retail buSi-
ness. Individual wells may exhaust, but
there is no limit to the supply" If Mr..
Browns statement Is true that Eennsyl-
vania can compete with the world, it is
difficult to see what good tariff can be in
giving to American manufactures the eX-
elusive markets of the United States.
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BEI.I.AIRE.

A carload Of Il. * o. officials were in
town yesterday.
Father Catalan breaches Tomorrow in
st. Johns church.
''Thc Streets OF New York" ut the
Elysian theatre this evening
]. Il. Johnson and wife entertained
friends on Thursday evening.
The hop given by the colored folks was
only moderately we'll attended.
Marshal Darby arrested fellow for
stealing handkerchief from S. Behr'a
The First Presbyterian Church and the
Episcopal Church are now heated by nat
ural gas.
The glass factories are losing considera-
natural gas.
The Enterprise Window Glass works is
rebuilding the pot house that was destroy
ed by fire.
Frank Mason will represent the miners
ofthis district in the State convention at
Columbus.
\. q. Hamilton has returned from Wash.
ington, where the glass manufacturers
held a meeting.
The old board Of directors Of the bottle
works has been reelected The officers
will remain the same.
There was another false alarm Of fire
last evening The school bell rung ~
usual after every one had quieted down.
Cenros Romack tnnk N doae nj rb..utn .
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A CRAsm Al NIAGARA.

Upper Table Rock TumbIes Into the
Gor.,e-Cause of the Break.
NIAGARA FALLS. January lL-That
portion of the rugged bank nearest the
Horse Shoe Falls, ON the Canada side,
known "a Upper Table Rock" fell at an
early hour yesterday morning with n
deafening crash, that WAS heard miles
away. Thousands Ot tons of solid rock
fell into the gorge below, and with it hun
preds of tons of ice. The exact position oi
the break is between the Prospect House
and the great Horse Shoe Falls, just above
the old Table Rock and next to the spiral
stairway leading to the path behind the
sheet of water. It WAS only by q miracle
that the stairway was not demolished.
The Government iron railing for OSsT loo
feet was carried away.
1t is ut this spot that nearly all the Wis.
itOrs stand and get \ view OF the falls. tlad
this fall OF rock occurred in the daytime
undoubtedly heavy loss of life would
have occurred. The formation Of the pree-
ipice is now entirely changed. One can
now stand on the bank above and see be-
hind the heavy sheet of water into dark
chaSm. A mass of limestone and slate
1000 feet in length by 60 feet in width and
III feet deep is piled in heap below.
One hundred and twenty-three thousand
yards OG rock is calculated to have fallen.
The supposed cause of the rock giving way
is the low water, steady freezing weather
for the past three weeks, and the heavy
weight of the accumulated Ice.
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BRIDGEPORT,

News Briefly and Pointediy Paragrapbsd
far Hasty Headers.
Mrs. Frank Fisher Is visiting friends in
town.
Mr.. John Anderson has retained from
PascO, D.
Mr.. W. J. BrattOn sports q fin. express
wagon now.
Rev. C.. G. Hays will preach in Cadiz, o.
tomorrow.
Mr. l. Spence, Of Martins Ferry, was in
town yesterday.
Mn Eli Gilmore had gas put into hi,
store yesterday.
Mr.. William Bradeustein, of Bellaire,
was in town yesterday.
The protracted meetings In the N. Z.
Church are still in progress.
Mr. James Jonez, o. Delaware, O., 1.
the guest Of friends in the city.
Cottage prayer meeting was held n the
residence Of Mr.. c. NJ. Fisher last nisht
Mr.. William George, stock dealer, ol
Bruce Station, u, was In town yesterday.
Mr.. Thomas Mabery, Of Newark, Ohio,
Is here, the quest Of his daughter, Mn. A.
]. Bags
Mrs. E-P. Rhodes left Thursday for Phil.
adelphia to visit her daughter, Miss Carrie
Stephens.
A special car loaded with Pennsylvania
Company officials passed down TO Reilaire
YESTERDAY.
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MARTINS FERRY.

Mr.. Charles Franzel, of Bridgeport, was
in the city yesterday on business.
The LAughlin closed down in the after
noon again yesterday for want Of gas,
Mr.. oscar Townsend, General Manager
Of the G. L., d W. and Mr.. Frank Mally
yard master at Bridgeport, were in the
city yesterday on a tour OF inspection.
Marshal Finney, of Steubenville, was in
the city yesterday on private business con-
eerning cases mutually interesting to the
Martins Ferry and Steubenville officers.
r. T. Howell will have the tax books
of Pease township at Martins Ferry as
follows: On Tuesdays at the Sherman
House, and On Thursdays at the Hanover
Hotel.
Mr.. William Rainey and his attorneys
were in the city yesterday taking deposi-
tiOns in the case Of VIM. Rainey W. the B.
& o. r. r, concerning the ownership Of
piece of land near Mayer, Pa
Usually the midwinter season affords
an exceedingly light market for threshing
machines, but this season Mr.. L. Spence
sold two complete rigs, one on the day
before Christmas and the other on New
Years day.
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RootIler O'Neill.

NEW YORK, January 14.-The Court Of
Oyer and Terminer was opened this morn
ing by Judge Barrett. Lawyers Charles
W. Brooks and Peter Mitchell stated that
that had been retained by Alderman John
O'Neill to defend him in his trial for
bribery, which has been appointed for
Monday next. The counsel asked that
they he given until Monday the oath inst,
in order to prepare for trial. Judge Bar
rett, who was evidently annoyed at the re-
quest, granted the postPOnement.
Up to noon to-day District Attorney
MARITIME bad not been officially served with
Judge Pratt's decision denying "BOodler'
McQuade's application for a stay as pub
lished this morning, McQuade's last hope
is gone, and he will be taken to Sing
Sing tomorrow morning on the eight
O'Clock JfaIL
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INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.
Items Of Interest Picked Up About the
City and Vicinity.

Items of Interest Picked Up About the
City and Vicinity.
Yesterday was pay day at the Ia Belle
mill.
The la Belle was partly compelled TO
shut down yesterday afternoon on account
of the scarcity of gas. IL will resume in
full again this morning.
Sweeney 4 Sons foundry and mac chine
shops were compelled to close down at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon on account OF
the scarcity of natural gas.
Charles Bapti has succeeded Thomas
Ainsworth rs manager Of the Mingo steel
plant. The latter goes to UniontOwn To
superintend the erection of a large plant.
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.'S glass works
will, it is expected, begin putting in new
pots inside of day or so and probably he
ready To start up in about two weeks from
Monday.
The factory engines were running yes
terday and Thursday ut the Riverside fac
tory in order to allow the nalers to repair
their machines. Both factories are ex-
pected to resume on Monday.
The Mingo steel workers committee and
the managers of the company are at work
OH the scale which WAS presented the first
of the year. The several points in dispute,
it is thought, will be gained by the men.-
gazette.
Mr.. William Wcihe, President Of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, arrived in the city Thurs
day night, and left again yesterday morn
ing before the object of his visit could be
discovered.
Joseph busch, an employe of the Belmont
mill, while running ball Of hot iron to
the rolls, Thursday evening, slipped and
fell, the iron striking his left hand and
burning the palm to crisp. He will be
disabled for some time t0 come.
There is rumor ailoat that the June
hon Iron Company is about to lease the
Cooperative Nail Works in Stcubenyillc.
The alleged rush of orders for the larger
sized nails and advance in prices probably
furnishes foundation for the rumOr.-
Gasetie.
The Mingo Junction nail mill was laid
of yesterday on account OF difficulty that
arose upon the refusal OF the roll hands IN
the plate department TO work oil a heat
that was being made by one of the heaters,
who was late. The whole force was dis
charged by Manager Barrow.
A full score of hands, mostly laborers,
have been discharged at the Mingo steel
works since the first of the week. The
reason given for this action on the part Of
L., ", 10, IL, f.s :,
is not easily understood by the men, as
they believe the work that has 10 he done
will require the reinstatement Of q number
of those put on. We hope this is true
SeubcaWLf Gdzaie.
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BISMARCK D0WNED.
AN NADvERSE VOTE By THE REICHSTAG on
THE ARMY BILL
Bismarck DissOlvss The Boiy-HOw the Members
VOtsd-ALabor Demonstration in Lundon-Iohn
Bright Takes Sides With the United States in
the Fishery Dispute General Gable News.

BERLIN, January 1.-THE fate Of the
Army bill was settled to-day by the
Reichstag adversely to the Government,
and action was Immediately taken to dis
solve the Chamber.
On the reasssmbling of the Reichstag
Herr Won Stauilenberg's amendment limi-
ting the duration of the bill TO three
years, was voted upon, and the amendment
WAS carried, the vote being ls6 to l54.
The Conservatives, Imperialists, and
National Liberals voted with the minority
The Socialists and most of the Alsatian
members ahstained from voting.
Prince Bismarck Immediately read an
imperial message dissolving the Reichstag.
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WHEEIJNG W VA SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY IS, 1887

learned that not ''Chiel was among 'em"
and that what they wore or how they
looked would never be known to the per
spring world. The White House Digs"
sent down at late hour a column de-
scription of the ladies' toilets, but the cor
respondents were all crowded with matter
and could not give it space. From that
time on the Hayes receptions received no
notice at the hands of the correspondents
generally. President Cleveland this week
sent the press, through the Secretary of
the Senate and the Clerk of the House, an
invitation to be present and participate in
all the receptions to the Diplomatic corps,
Congress and Judicial, Army and Navy
and public. The correspondents were
handsomely treated on New Years, and
the Administration has evidently changed
front in its opinion of the press and pro-
poses to treat its members hereafter as it
does other gedtlemen.
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The Prohibition Resolution.

To ne EilOr Of the Register:
CHARLESTON, w. VA, January l4.-ln
your issue of yesterday, / observe that your
staff correspondent here makes me say thht
the Prohibition Amendment will probably
pass the House by six more than the requi-
site two-thirds, and the Senate by two.
so stated, but not altogether from POSI-
tive information. / think there Is no
doubt but the measure will receive about
fifty votes in the House.
In the Senate there are sixteen members
who will certainly vote for it, four who
will rs certainly vote against it. With the
remaining six, all Democrats, the amend
ment rests. suppose the two members
from the Thirteenth district will vote
against it, though l have no information
ON the subject, Mr.. 0xley, Mr.. MeCalister
and Mr.. Switzer, all gave positive and un-
eauivoeal assurance in the campaign that
they would vote for it / have heard OF
no expression from Mr. Sommerville, but
from his previous Temperance record and
his well known sympathy with the home
as against the saloon, have always sup
posed be yopld vote for it. Ifthese four
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
A Review Of the BusIn~s. of tn. Count,
for the Past Week.

a Review Of the business of ID. Country
for the Past Week.
NEW YORK, January 1.-The follow.
ing is X. q. Duns X Co. = weekly review of
trade The peculiar scarcity of fresh nnd
striking events during the past week is not
a lad sign. Production has gone on 40 qui-
city that the magnitude OF the transactions
il not appreciated, but evidence abounds
of an unusual volume of business. Bank
exchanges and traffic returns bear testi
mOny ~ 10 distribution, while agricultural
and manufacturing statistics show that
production has hardly ever been greater.
The final crop report Of the Agricultural
Bureau shows a yield last year
Of ~, ,0OO, Oo0 bushels Of wheat, I. .1Gj, GOO,-
900 Of corn and 82i ONO, OO0 of oais, and
states that the farmer while getting more
for corn and oats than in is-J. averaged
only ~ &c for wheat, against - IT, in I--J.
Iron production, by many deemed the
best barometer, was ig9, 40 tons, against
l23, ,6sl IN 1885, having increased 3l.G per
cent during the year. ia spite
Of an output exceeding 800.
NO tons In six months, prins
have risen until s2l is demanded for No !
anthracite. $50 il quoted for steel rails at
mills. Meanwhile German production
was less in I--6 than in los. Coke pro
duction In increasing.
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Bright Endorses America. Position.

LoNDoN, January li.-John Bright, in
letter declining an invitation to attend q
meeting of the advocates of federation, on
the ground that he has no sympathy with
the objects and purposes thereof, asks the
projectors of the movement how the pro
posed federation would deal with the fish
cries dispute between Canada and the
United States? lfCanada were independ.
ent, he asserts, she would yield 70 the
arguments Of her powerful neighbor; and
il there were no Dominion of Canada, the
dispute would soon have been settled by
Enlish concession of Americas reasonable
claims The federation project, he says. is
mainly the offspring of the lingo" spirit
which clamors for vast and continually
widening Empire and seems almost ready
10 boast that the Empire can fight the
world outside of it's own limits. Mr.. Bright
says he would recommend sensible men Ia
let the question rest.
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Rig strike at Lorillard,s Factory.

JERSEY CITY, January 14.-AbOut 2,
900 hands struck work this morning at p.
Lorillard's tobacco factory because of a pro-
posed reduction in their wages. At noon
they were followed by 400 men from the
box factory and 400 girls in the filling de-
partment. The strikers refuse 10 return on
the old terms, and the factory has been
closed.
JERSEY CITY, January 14.-The re-
naming employees at the Lorillard tobacco
works quit work this afternoon. The
last to 90 out were the girls who put rev.
enue stamps on manufactured goods. The
entire force of about J, 500 employees are
now out and the large factories are now
idle. The strikers dispersed quietly and
there was no disorder
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RuskiRn Pine Line,

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE De
partment of State has been informed by
the Consul at Odessa that it is very likely
that steps will soon be taken to construct
a petroleum pipe line from Baku to Ba-
toum. The size of the pipe talked of is
about seven inches inside diameter, the
length of the line about five hundred and
fifty miles, and the greatest elevation about
three thousand feet. The Consul desires
that the matter be brought to the attention
of American pipe and pump manufacturers
that they may compete with manufacturers
in Europe for supplying the necessary ma
terial.
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Jas. Campbeirs Promotion.

FITrTBURs, January 14.-Jas. Camp
bell, of this city, President Of the Inter
national Federation of Window Glass
Workers, has been appointed Chairman Of
the National Legislative COMMITTEES of the
X. Of L. The committee will establish
regular headquarters, and win be at Wash
ington during the sessions ofCongress, and
will be subservient, of course, to sugges-
tions and directions from the General
Executive Board.
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THE INDIANA STRUGGLE.
Argument in the Injunction Proceedings
Against Lieut.. Gov. Robertson.

Argument in the Injunction Proceedings
Against Lieut.. Gov. Robertson.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 14.-The only
item of interest in the Legislature to-day
was developed in the House, where two re-
ports in the Meagher contested election
case were presented. 1t was determined
to devote three hours to debate, the time
to be equally divided between the parties,
and that vote should be taken not later
than ) O'Clock.
In the injunction proceedings of Smith
against Robertson, no further dilatOry mo-
tiOns were made. Attorney General
Micbener appeared for Robertson and oc-
cupied the forenoon in argument, and the
attorneys for Smith answered this after
NOM
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Two Men Killed.

Special TtL6QTdm 10 The Register:
CHARLESTON, w. VA, January A.
Charles Campbell and James Miller were
crossing the r. & o. railroad track in a
sleigh at noon yesterday. They were
struck by rapidly moving engine.
Campbell was cut in two and Miller was
so badly injured that death resulted
almost instantly. The accident resulted
in cut Just at the edge of town.
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THE PRESS GANG.
The White House Extends Proper Cour-
tesies to the Press.

The White House Extends Proper Cour-
tesies to the Press.
WASHINGTON, January l4.-Your cor
respondent scores point in favor Of this
Democratic Administration that shows its
good sense. 1t is in pleasing contrast to
the policy of His accidency," the 8 to Z
President de fdetO who drew Tilden's sal
ary. During the Hays interim, that func-
tionary invited the members Of the press
to stand in the vestibule at one of the re-
cepticus to the Diplomatic corps. A more
galfrg insult could not have been ex-
tended to the press than to ask them to
stand along with the lackeys Of these be-
ribbOned tinselsd Representatives Of EurOp-
can governments, decked out in their
fantastic fripperies. OF course none
of the press gang went, and
when it was too late the snobs Of the
Hayes administration became extremely
panicky, especially the ladies, when they
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The Fish Commission.

PITTsBURG, January 14.-The United
States fish commission car No. . passed
through the city to-day en- route to North
yille, Mich. 1t was in charge of
G. Ii. MooEs. At Worthwhile
1900 trout, two years old, Will
be secured. These will be distributed in
different streams in Tennessee, Mississippi,
Indiana and Ohio. 1t will require two
months to distribute the fish. Mr.. Moore
stated that the commission had been very
successful in raising California trout in
NichiOan
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The Texas Senatorial Contest.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, January l4.-Both
Senator Maxey and Congressman Reagan
arrived here yesterday afternoon and were
warmly received by their respective
friends. Reagan's friends held Caucus
last night, but the result was not ascer-
tanned. Maxey and his friends are less
demonstratiye, but seem confident of sue
ppsSS
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Riotous Demonstration In London.

LONDON, January IA larg number
of unemployed workingmen held meet
ing at Norwich to-day, and after listening
10 the speeches of two Socialists, com
menced IN attack on shops. The police
dispersed the mob before they could do
any damage further than the breaking Of
number Of windows The two Socialists
were arrested
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Sad News for the Queen.

LONDON, January 1.-THE Court Circu-
lar says: The Queen received with the
sincerest regret the news Of the death Of
Lord Iddcslcigh. She is deeply concerned
at the great loss the country has sustained.
She herself has lost a valued and trusted
friend and counsellor, for whom she aud
her family entertained true personal re-
vard ~
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The directors sf tbs W. a z q. K. X.
met yesterday moaning. and Organized by
electing J. d. Dubois, President, ChAa
Hirsch, Superintendent and Z. J. Ruftef.
Secretary.
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THE Upper label Rock at Niagara,
weighing thousands of tons, fell with a
mighty crash into the gorge below the other
day. changing the formation Of the entire
precipice. 4 ease somewhat similar to this
occurred a year or So ago in West Virginia
when a great rock fell and knocked a hole
in the bottom of Cheat river.
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The dynamite devils did some more
work in san Francisco yesterday. A lot
of the deadly stun WAS exploded under a
car and a number of passengers and EN-
ploycs OF the road injured. Ofcourse there
Is no clue to the perpetrators. The author
ities do not seem much worried by the
frequency of these outra2cs.
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Mann Released.

PITTsBURG, January l4.-Fred Mann,
center fielder Of the Pittshurg hase ball
club fur several seasons, has been released
Internationally, and will probably sign
with the Cleyelands,
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Short Session An the Jersey Senate.

TRENTON, N. j., January l4.-The Sen
ate was called to order at noon to-day by
the Secretary of the last Senate. Only
Senators Fish, Griggs and Carter respond
ed to the roll call, and on motion of Sena-
tor Griggs an adjournment took place un-
til Monday night.